Lexington KY December 26 2019 More than 50 people face criminal charges following a shoplifting blitz at several stores along Nicholasville Road in Lexington. Despite the thefts, a collaboration of law enforcement and businesses working to reduce theft losses says it’s possible some thieves are being deterred from stealing. Gene Haynes with the Kentucky Organized Retail […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. December 8 2019 The season of giving typically means the season of shopping, but some people are also taking from local stores without paying for it. This week, for the third year, Louisville Metro Police and St. Matthews Police cracked down on shoplifters in partnership with the Kentucky Organized Retail Crime Association. “We work […]
DOVER DE December 1 2019 — Three New York men were apprehended in the Wilmington area Monday after earlier stealing nearly $74,000 of Apple products from a Dover Target store, authorities said. Brooklyn residents Jonathan Vinas, 28, Gilberto Cortez, 43, and Joey Lattimore, 34, were spotted in the parking lot of a Target parking lot […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Nov 21 2019 Many people might think of a shoplifter and think it’s a bored teenager looking for a thrill, but Charlotte Mecklenburg Police say there are professional criminals out there targeting businesses across the Charlotte area and causing major problems for business. At a Wednesday press conference, CMPD discussed a few cases of […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Nov 17 2019 — Chattanooga Police have arrested and charged a Cleveland woman they say she was caught stealing from the JC Penney store at Hamilton Place Mall. Mall security notified police after seeing the suspects steal items on surveillance video. Police responded to the mall and waited for Lorraine Kennedy and Yoganda Clark […]
Glendale WI Nov 16 2019 Apple Bayshore was hit by thieves not once, not twice, but three times, and prosecutors said the suspect got away with $33,318.95 worth of products. A felony charge of retail theft — intentionally taking greater than $10,000 was filed on Oct. 10 against Terrance Beeks, 17, of Chicago. Prosecutors […]
CHICAGO IL November 16 2019 Chicago police confirm there have been nine separate shoplifting cases recently, involving teams of criminals with anywhere between two and seven suspects working together to swipe merchandise. The shoplifting cases have occurred in Lincoln Park, the Magnificent Mile, Loop and South Loop between Nov. 6 and Nov. 10. In three of […]
GARNER, N.C. Nov 13 2019 A Raleigh man is in hot water with the law after Garner Police said he stole laundry detergent and threatened a worker with a box cutter. It happened Sunday at the Walmart at 4500 Fayetteville Road in Garner. Police said 62-year-old Garland Ardel Booker made off with $80 worth of […]
Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania November 9 2019 A carjacking at the Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, Walmart on Saturday led to the arrest of an alleged theft ring, bent on stealing items from stores to support their drug addictions, according to charging documents. Two days after the carjacking, Pennsylvania State Police spotted the stolen vehicle back at the scene of […]
Chicago IL October 30 2019 Police are looking for at least three young women who stormed into downtown retail stores and used pepper spray on guards while stealing clothing, Chicago police said. The latest incident occurred about 6 p.m. Friday at Zara, 700 N. Michigan Ave., when three thieves used pepper spray on at least […]